YMCA, school, and an end of the ballroom classes

-: Jason :-

* In late January I signed my family up as members of the YMCA as a pre-anniversary gift.
* I completed the Y-Change program at the YMCA - with certificate!
* Nearly 2 modules complete - 4 more to go and I'll have a Bachelors of Computer Science!
* New job duties - a co-worker has found a new position and I have agreed to take on his duties in addition to my own. I have lots to learn in the two weeks I have until he moves on.
* Recently read the book Sphereland (the sequel to Flatland; different authors)
* Recently picked up some art for the garage (two Escher prints)
* Reorganized the back room into an actual office
* Started another blog, this one of daily thoughts (haikusnapshot.blogspot.com)


-: Ruth :-
* Completed the Y-Change program at the YMCA - and received a certificate!
* Has been attending more intensely the YMCA than I; last Thursday she lifted 55,000 + lbs !
* Has been regularly losing weight at the YMCA and was in the top 10 in three different areas!
* Quit delivering papers for Auto Trader last Friday


-: Peter :-
* Is speaking / chirping / singing with a great deal more regularity
* Can almost stand unaided and is just this close [] to walking
* Is a sight to behold when I get home from work
* recently survived his first experience with colds - God healed my little boy up quickly!


-: General :-

Ruth and I completed the ballroom classes a few Wednesdays ago - we should be getting certificates for that in the mail. So now I can dance six styles poorly (Waltz, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Swing, Foxtrot, and Tango) instead of one (think the movie Hitch). Still feel I need a little more practice - but at least I have something to practice now.

I have been considering developing a basic application for Facebook as an initial attempt. Something along the lines of a big red button. The user would get points for pressing a button. There would be statistics tracking how long the button had been pushed, how frequently it had stayed down, if it had been pushed by a visitor (maybe each Facebook profile would have it's own button?), and perhaps points for pushing a friend's button. You could then spend the points on different button styles (colors, types of buttons, sizes of buttons). Lots of things are possible, even with a simple button-pushing application. The key is getting SOMETHING started.

We've been considering each writing a little 70 - 200 word novel by June. If we were to throw in editing, polishing, a nice cover, and the content were properly targeted, we have just the market and perhaps could sell enough to pay for the books. It would be an interesting endeavor, I think.